Lazarus 0 - 6 the_shvilies (381101313)

12000 spectators arrived at yamit 2000, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Anton Văsâi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Robert Gregory and Jean-Luis Zettel. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Lazarus. The following players had been chosen: Rosenberger - Chodorov, Arazi, Gonen, Blum - Reggev, Breha, Engler, Schneiderman - Ilay, Einy.

the_shvilies started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Engel - Gamlieli, Eldad, Egozi, Williams - Asayag, Boucai, Regev, Rozen - Zeytuni, Shemesh.

the_shvilies used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. the_shvilies took the lead after 11 minutes making the score 0 - 1. E. Williams placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. 19 minutes into the match, E. Boucai came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. After 26 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave L. Zeytuni a chance to increase the lead for the_shvilies, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. The visitors' E. Williams took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 31 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for the_shvilies. the_shvilies's R. Shemesh got himself booked for a foul. After 33 minutes, the_shvilies's E. Boucai burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 4. At this point, it was obvious that the players of the_shvilies lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 35 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for L. Zeytuni who increased the_shvilies's lead to 0 - 5. E. Boucai of the_shvilies received a yellow card after 36 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Halftime score was 0 - 5. the_shvilies claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 76 percent.

the_shvilies increased their lead after 52 minutes when R. Shemesh broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 6, much to the home crowd's dismay. The game was close to savage at times, and the_shvilies's R. Shemesh received a second yellow card after 53 minutes; his ticket out of the game. Lazarus were forced into a substitution as U. Reggev couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing S. Mizrachi to come in off the bench. It was obvious that team the_shvilies had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. N. Egozi was, after 70 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper A. Rosenberger made the save. the_shvilies players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Lazarus's P. Blum was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 82 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to the_shvilies, who controlled the ball 72 percent of the time.

Lazarus's top performer was clearly P. Blum. On the other hand, Y. Chodorov's play was disheartening. The most dominating the_shvilies player was without a doubt N. Egozi. However, E. Boucai made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 6.